Mocha Walnut Torte Cake

Mocha Walnut Torte Cake 

 

Ingredients:

• Chocolate 5 oz
• Light corn syrup 1/2 cup
• Butter 1/2 cup
• Coffee powder 2 tbsp
• Caster sugar 3/4 cup
• Eggs 3
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Flour 1 cup
• Chopped walnuts 1 cup

For Glaze:

• Chocolate 3 oz
• Butter 1 tbsp
• Light corn syrup 2 tbsp
• Coffee powder 1 tsp
• Halved walnuts to decorate

Method:

• Place 5 oz chocolate, 1/2 cup corn syrup, ½ cup butter, 2 tablespoons coffee powder in a bowl and heat until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar and mix well. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and walnuts.
• Spread into greased cake pan. Bake mocha walnut torte cake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not over bake. Cool mocha torte cake for 10 minutes, remove from pan. Gently invert cake onto wire rack, cool completely. 
• Place remaining 3 oz chocolate and the 1 tablespoon butter in a pan and melt. Add 2 tablespoons corn syrup and 1 tsp coffee powder, stir until well blended. Spread glaze evenly over top and side of mocha walnut torte cake. Let stand 1 hour or until glaze is set.